BOSTON, Mass.—Three labor unions announced Apr. 18 that they are backing the Bay State Wind partnership’s bid to build an electricity-generating wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s
DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. — Tyson Foods, Inc. and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) are expanding their collaborative efforts to make workplace safety improvements at the company’s
SPRING HILL, Tenn.—Workers at General Motors’ Spring Hill plant have ratified a new five-year contract, United Auto Workers Local 1853 announced Apr. 8. “Management brought over 80 demands to the
Albany, NY – You can hear it building: A movement growing from a quiet whisper to a full roar. In West Virginia and Oklahoma – and in Kentucky and Arizona
REPRINTED: UFT.ORG NEW YORK, NY – Before a packed house of labor leaders and union members at UFT headquarters, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on April 12 that helps New
TRENTON, N.J.—The union representing 32,000 New Jersey state employees announced Apr. 16 that it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration. The Communications Workers of America said
CHICAGO, Ill.—The reason Chicago public schools are so dirty is because the contractor that took over custodial services has cut the number of janitors by more than half, says the
NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and trustees of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS), the Teachers Retirement System (TRS), and the
New York, NY – In a move that calls to mind real estate giant Related’s decision to cease bargaining with the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York
GREENWICH, Conn.—Cleaners at the Greenwich Office Park won a round Apr. 11 when the National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against the complex’s owner alleging that it illegally laid
